Technology Freestanding silicon anode design improves fast charging and cycle life in lithium-ion batteries Silicon has long been seen as a promising anode material for next-generation lithium-ion batteries because... One tiny diode could shrink image sensors by adding memory and processing P-n diodes are two-terminal devices that consist of two types of semiconductor materials (i.e., a... When AI meets muscle: Context-aware electrical stimulation guides humans through new movements Imagine traveling in a foreign country, reaching for a window you've never seen before, and... Electrofluidic fiber muscles could enable silent robotic systems Muscles are remarkably effective systems for generating controlled force, and engineers developing hardware for robots... Leather gets a power upgrade with laser-written microsupercapacitors Researchers have developed a simple and eco-friendly way to use a laser to turn natural... Bio-inspired structural design improves impact resistance and energy absorption The delicate butterfly served as the inspiration for a new lightweight lattice structure that also... New hydrogen fuel cell design could unlock key clean energy technology UNSW researchers have redesigned hydrogen fuel cells to solve a critical flaw, bringing clean energy... Deep-tech company develops high-precision passive eye-tracking technology for smart contact lenses XPANCEO, a deep-tech company developing smart contact lenses, has unveiled a passive eye-tracking system that... Ultra-thin camera delivers 140-degree view with no lens protrusion A breakthrough technology has emerged to fundamentally solve the camera protrusion/thickness issue, which has been... Wearable robots improve coordination between pairs of violin players In some settings and when completing some collaborative tasks, humans are required to coordinate their... Sonar on stock smartwatches leads to hand-tracking advancement Imagine tapping your thumb and index finger together twice to skip to the next song... Solar reactor uses old battery acid to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor to break down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste—such as... Opening the door to more efficient orbitronic devices Electrons have three intrinsic properties: spin, charge and orbital angular momentum. Researchers have long studied... Helping resolve quantum computers' memory problem A major problem with quantum computers is memory, as the information they contain can be... Living brain cells enable machine learning computations A research team at Tohoku University and Future University Hakodate has demonstrated that living biological... Older posts
